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CHAPTER NEWS
CHAPTER No. 1— SALEM
Words do not describe the success of
the picnic for all State Employees spon
sored by Salem Chapter and held on the
banks of Mill Creek on Sunday, July
16th. An idea of the size of the crowd
can be gathered by the following list
of "inducements” which were consum
ed by those present: 20 gallons of ice
cream, 18 dozen weinies and buns, and
for coffee, Horton Hughlett just di
verted Mill Creek into an urn for a
couple of hours and it came out just as
you like it—hot and strong. Ermal
Owens kept the games moving both
for grown-ups and kids. A rt Burt’s ball
team scored the win of a hot contest.
Members and employees were there from
many sections. It was the first public
appearance of our new Executive Sec-
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retary, Mr. Forrest V. Stewart, who
made many friends.
Through the grapevine we learn that
R. M. Smith, of the Albany chapter,
was seen on one of our hottest days
dressed in two or three pairs of trousers
and shirts with a heavy veil over his
head chasing bees. If it was butterflies,
a further investigation would have been
made, but we never did hear the end of
the bee story.
The Salem District Maintenance O f
fice seems to be the focal point for a
considerable volume of overseas mail.
As every branch of the services seemed
to be represented, your reporter did a
little snooping with the full expectation
of discovering a sort of private Serv
ice Department and Correspondence
Bureau. Well, that’s just what I found,
with Margy Judson, our goodlooking
recording secretary, in full charge and
in constant touch with the Army,
Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Air
Force all over the world. Some day the
war will be over, Margy, and when all